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Combating Sneaky Electricity Consumers
Posted by Mary James on June 05, 2007
You bought the new computer for yourself, the game module for your kids, those great new lamps that really brighten up the living room; then, one day you noticed your utility bill had really jumped. Using less heat and shivering through November didn't cut it. Welcome to the brave new world of energy use in your home. Traditionally, heating and cooling, along with water heating, have consumed most of the energy we use in our homes. But the energy used to power our appliances, lighting, electronics, and other miscellaneous equipment now accounts for more than half of the electricity we use in homes nationwide, with major appliances eating up about a quarter of that energy use; lighting 18%; and miscellaneous equipment 14%. And that miscellaneous category—all those DVD players, cell phone chargers, and set-top boxes—is the fastest growing source of energy use in U.S. homes, projected to more than double in the next 20 years. This situation is particularly true in new homes, which tend to be larger and have more amenities such as built-in lighting, home theaters, and lots of sockets to plug in those electronic tools and toys.
Taking a look at a model home in a new subdivision in California gives a better idea of just where all those miscellaneous electricity charges stem from. The model home includes two large-screen televisions, a structured wiring panel that continuously draws 20 Watts to power three video security cameras and an internet router, several smoke alarms, many bathroom fans for the many bathrooms, and two hard-wired garage-door openers. Many of these devices use electricity whether they are on or off, as they sit in ready or standby mode waiting for you to come home. Then, there are all of the plug-in devices that many homeowners add to a house once they move in: computers, lights, and music systems, among them.
Other than return to the 1950s, what can you do to make sure that you are not wasting electricity and contributing unnecessarily to global warming? According to Alan Meier, staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California, you can whittle down these miscellaneous electricity uses in three ways. You can unplug any device that you don't use very often—the sewing machine that could be used to repair your torn jeans, but hasn't been, for example. Second, you can try plugging appliances that you either use with each other, such as televisions and DVD players, or that are simply close to each other into power strips. Power strips can be quite convenient for turning off a whole bunch of plug-ins at once, ensuring that these devices aren't staying on when you really want them off. When you're finished with your video viewing, you can turn the TV and DVD player all the way off with one click. Likewise with your cell phone and iPod chargers; they don't need to be plugged in and turned on when you're all charged up already. Finally, when you go to buy an appliance, be sure to buy one that has low standby power use. If an appliance has received an Energy Star rating, then that is a good indication that the energy used to power the device when it is in standby mode will be low. However, check with the salesperson to be sure. If he or she has never heard of standby power, consider shopping at some other store.
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Note: While I try my best to tiptoe around the most surprising plot points in this review, there will inevitably be some spoilers in the discussion of the game. If you want to go in clean, save it for when you've completed the main story at least.
This review is based on a pre-release build of the game given to the press, so some small details may be changed in the final version. Multiplayer will be discussed in a follow-up piece.
"I'm here to teach you history, not soothe your sense of national pride."
British know-it-all Shaun Hastings delivers this message as a throwaway line in one of the many detailed, historical database entries slowly unlocked in Assassin's Creed 3. But the sentiment could serve as a sort of mission statement for the series' first foray into the world of American history.
While previous Assassin's Creed games have touched on European history in a variety of ways, delving into the American revolution makes the handling of the newest entry seem a bit more direct and relatable (at least from this American's perspective). This is not the sugar-coated, founding-father-deifying version of the American revolution that you might have encountered growing up, though. The revolution is presented here as a chaotic and disorganized period led by deeply flawed human beings that had to make difficult compromises on issues ranging from slavery to indigenous rights to criminal and economic justice. The founders are shown as excessively insecure, womanizing, boorish, and diseased. At times these flaws come off as a little heavy-handed, but overall it works well as a corrective for the overly sanitized image many Americans have of the time.
The complex view of history extends to the colonists themselves. Far from a group of tightly knit rebels fighting bravely for freedom, the characters are a ragtag group of regular folks shown arguing over whether war is really the answer. They gather together in somewhat disorganized militias that are always on the verge of being overwhelmed by the superior British force. It's all brought together with detailed, sprawling, well laid-out renderings of colonial cities and their countrysides, full of incredible architecture and bustling with activity and the accoutrements of daily 18th century life. Consistently well done voice acting and subtle character animation helps these cities come to life as well, though the faces can sometimes look a little dead-eyed when shown close-up. The overall effect is a rich, living presentation of history that is a joy to explore first-hand, one that makes the stodgy names and dates of the history books seem much more interesting.
At the center of all this history is Connor, the half-Mohawk Assassin protagonist with a Forrest Gump-like ability to be involved in practically every key moment of the revolution. Seeing Connor awkwardly inserted into everything from the Boston Tea Party and Paul Revere's ride to major battles and the Second Constitutional Convention is jarring enough to require a major suspension of disbelief, but it works all right as a plot device to insert the player into the historical fiction (though the line between what's real and what's artistic license can sometime get a bit blurry).
Connor gets dragged into the colonial conflict as part of the never-ending war between the Assassins and the Templars, and he seems just a bit too enthusiastic to be supporting a group of colonists who are constantly encroaching on his people's lands. His allegiances shift quickly and mercurially as he struggles to balance his duty to the Assassins, the colonists, and his tribe, making him come off as a naïve child more than a heroic protagonist to be admired. The way Connor keeps proudly proclaiming the mantle of capital-F Freedom like a protective shield does little to help this impression.
Through it all, the game makes a heroic effort to try to get players to identify with the oppressors, whether they're British soldiers or the Templar nemeses. I lost count of the number of scenes where some foe or another makes an impassioned plea for his side of the story (usually while dying), pedantically explaining why his motivations are noble and pure, and why Connor, the noble savage, is actually supporting the wrong side. There are a few good points in these soliloquies, but more often than not those points are undermined by the scenery-chewing malevolence the characters show through their actions, rather than their words. The obvious points the game is trying to make about moral relativism come off more as self-serving justifications, and the game never quite seems willing to fully turn the mirror around on Connor in a way that would make him truly question his own moral standing.
The American revolution is only part of the story, of course. The rest once again focuses on Desmond and his modern-day Assassin compatriots as they work to unlock an ancient relic that seems to be the only hope of preventing a solar flare that could destroy the world. The game starts with a handy, quick explanation of the series' back story and lore for series newcomers, though as the game progresses many key characters and previous plot points are mentioned so off-handedly that only series veterans will be able to follow. Those veterans will also get their fill of additional back story through the game in the form of a compelling, slowly unfolding description of the long gone first civilization and how and why it came to influence modern events.
My biggest problem with the modern-day portion of the game is how clumsily it is integrated with the much meatier revolutionary war era pieces. Transitions between the time periods are extremely clunky, and major modern plot points seem to come out of nowhere. The two storylines don't really come together in a meaningful way until the very end. Without giving away too much, I'll say the inevitable conclusion comes off as an overly expository mess of psuedo-mystical nonsense. Characters make decisions in the final scene that at once seem contrary to their character and almost completely antithetical to the overall message of the colonial segments.
Enough about the lore, though. How does the game play? The answer, at least at first, is extremely slowly. For the first five or six hours of the game, I felt like I was being led by the hand, stepping gingerly through pedantic story beats interspersed with short tutorial sections. The slow build pays off greatly later on, though, as the world suddenly opens up with an almost ridiculous number of things to do.

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The Word Charity has the following meaning according to the Oxford dictionary
- An organization set up to provide help and raise money for those in need
- The body of organizations viewed collectively as the object of fundraising or of donations
- The voluntary giving of help, typically in the form of money, to those in need.
No where it mentions that it is to become a business and that too a Multi Billion pound business, The executives or the board members earning a 6 figure salary. These well-paid bosses of some good causes are nothing but 'incompetent or wilfully blind'.
Some of the charities use tactics that are so brutal , an undercover report recently showed how the staff were ordered to be 'brutal' and 'ferocious' when asking for cash and told even the old and poor 'have no excuse' not to give.
The reason for this post is what happened last week although it probably shows how weak a person I am, but still I do blame the pressure tactics used.
Last week I was watching a Tv show and in the break there was a ad on how the children are suffering in Africa because of need for safe Water facilities. It was a normal ad that they show for various other charities, asking us to Txt a particular number with the word Water. So they can deduct 3 pounds from the account when the phone bill comes.
I did that and forgot about it , only to be reminded two days later by a txt that how thankful they are for the support blahdy blah.. T0 my surprise I also got a Phone call from some call centre but this time it was a tad bit different, The gentleman first wanted to explain to me what the charity #WATERAID did, how it was helping thanks to the people who were donating, Slowly the conversation changed to how good it would be if people could donate more often.
The person asked me if I would volunteer to pay some money every month Via direct Debit, I said I have donated what I could afford and wanted to since charity is a Voluntary thing, when I had more money I will do that again, But that did not stop the person on the other end to give up, He carried on with the sales pitch, playing on all the emotions that one could .. What if it was My kids or what if it was kids that I know of etc et, How water is so important, How since it is not safe water diseases are coming up.
He started from 12 or 15 pounds a month to start with, I made an excuse that I will think about it after march when I have had my Pay review , to which he was quick to say no issues we can set the direct debit that will start from March and Not January.
From 15 we went to 12 then to 10 and then in the end he came to 6 pounds a month, by this time I was completely made to realise what a SICK HEARTLESS person I am who can't even pay that much to help in easing the suffering of the little children.
I ended up giving my bank details and setting a Direct debit.. NOW the reason for the post is that IS THIS RIGHT. I am sort of forced to dish out money, Should these charities be calling like that, The whole Idea of the AD was to txt. a word and voluntarily pay a charity that was working for the good of the people.
This did not end here Since last Monday I have had at least 4 to 5 calls from various charities that are trying to help asking me if I could help, Have had Txt messages asking to reply to them if I wanted to donate 3 pounds or 5 pounds for various needs. How have they got hold of my number is a mystery.
Charity-donation etc is a personal issue why should we be getting cold calls from call centres trying to sell CHARITY. This has left a bad taste, I have just only managed to get rid of another charity that has been hounding me in-spite of a direct debit set up for some money, now they want me to increase the amount. I get at least half a dozen brochures, Letters everyday, With pictures of sick children who are suffering.
I mean is that right to have the tragedy that these kids are going through to be used like this to make money. The worst thing is that the whole of the amount that is generated is not used for the good of the people, Why does a CHARITY head or executive have a SIX FIGURE salary, I work 10 to 12 hours a Day, and then on Rest days I work overtime to make more money, My salary still does not add up to QUARTER of what these executives get.
I can also bet my life that these executives don't even have a direct debit set up for a few pounds to go to charity. Recently some of the leading charities have been exposed with these WRONG methods, it does put to shame the word CHARITY. I have a few direct debits set up and Now I am thinking of cancelling all of them, Am I really doing any Good or am I just helping in paying the Salaries of these Executives and other office bearers.


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Self-Fulfilling Doomsday Prophecies
Posted by The Situationist Staff on May 13, 2011
In a world experiencing global climate change and massive environmental degradation, could it be that doomsday prophecies are a cause and consequence of the seeming indifference and recalcitrance of so many Americans?
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Margaret Pease stands on a corner in downtown Pittsburgh, handing out doomsday pamphlets.
"JUDGMENT DAY FOLKS!" she yells with a volume that would make a drill sergeant proud. "May 21, 2011!"
For the past seven months, Pease has been crisscrossing the country in a caravan with eight others, warning anyone who will listen that God's wrath is near.
"I might be a little loud, but I want people to get the message," she says. "I don't want anybody's blood on my hands. … JUDGMENT DAY FOLKS!"
Nearby, David Liquori is telling passerby Thomas Sayers what he thinks will happen in just a few days.
"On May 21 at about 6 p.m., an earthquake of proportions which have never been known since man was on the Earth will occur," Liquori says.
"This coming 21?" Sayers asks.
"Yes, sir."
"Oh, this is going to be awesome!" Sayers says. "Where's it going to happen?"
"It's going to happen everywhere," Liquori says. "Everywhere."
Sayers doesn't buy it.
"I kind of feel bad for them because they do believe the world will end the 21st," he says. "As a Christian, I also believe there's a certain date that nobody knows. I'm on the same journey they are — they just think it ends the 21st and I don't think it does."
But like many people interviewed for this story, Liquori has bet everything on this date.
"I'm separated as a result of a difference of belief," he says. "My wife got sick of me."
He used to have a job and owned a house on Long Island.
"I have sold everything off," Liquori says. "I have no more personal ambitions but to get the Gospel out to warn the world."
Liquori and others believe that a very small fraction of Christian believers will fly up to heaven on that fateful day. Then on Oct. 21, the Earth and the universe will be destroyed.
But what about those who are left on Earth for those five months?
"Oh, it will be a horror story beyond measure," says Harold Camping, the man who calculated the May 21 date.
Decoding The Bible
He has long been predicting the end on his international Christian radio network, Family Radio — which in 2009 was worth more than $100 million. Camping says the Bible is written in a code, and for those who are able to decipher it, it's clear as daylight.
"With all the proofs that God has given us, and all the signs, I am absolutely certain [that Judgment Day will arrive on May 21]. It is going to happen. There is no Plan B."
Of course, even Jesus said he didn't know when Judgment Day would come. But Camping is not bothered by that, nor by the fact that he wrongly predicted Judgment Day once before, in 1994.
"It was based on incomplete research and I was quite aware that the research was incomplete," he says. "So it was just like a first announcement that we're almost there."
So far, end time predictors have batted zero. The most famous was William Miller, a Baptist minister who believed that Jesus would return in the early 1840s. According to Catherine Wessinger, a historian of religion at Loyola University, New Orleans, on the night of Oct. 22, 1844, believers gathered on hilltops to watch Jesus return.
"People stayed up all night, they waited," Wessinger says. "Some people allegedly put on white robes, waiting to go up to heaven, and were very disappointed when the sun rose the next morning and nothing had happened."
It was deemed the Great Disappointment.
A Prophecy Upswing
"People have been predicting the end of the world in Christianity since the time of St. Paul," says Cathy Gutierrez, a religion professor at Sweet Briar College.
She says usually end times prophets do not predict a specific date. That's way too risky. But she says the predictions have come fast and thick in the past 60 years, largely because of one event in 1948: the creation of the state of Israel.
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Some 41 percent of Americans believe Jesus will return by the year 2050, according to a poll by The Pew Research Center.
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The Kosher Food & Wine Experiences 2010 was very good, this year – with more restaurants and caterers exhibiting, with more Chefs demonstrating and answering questions, with more wines – it promises to be better!
There are a few days left, you can still get your tickets, you can still get your 10% discount
As always, the star of the show is the food and wine on offer. This year over 300 wines from all over the world will be available from wineries including Herzog, Yatir, Castel, Capcanes, Elvi, Goose Bay and more! In addition, Royal Wine will be launching some new wines at KFWE2011 including the Herzog Special Edition Chalk Hill Warnecke Vineyard 2008, the Oak Knoll Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon and a new line of GamlaReserves. Additionally, the wines of Alexander Winery in Israel will be making their debut in the United States market.
Guests will also be able to taste delicious food from some of the top rated kosher restaurants and caterers in the Tri-State area. "This is an opportunity to try some exceptional wines and great food, we don't hold anything back," said Mr. Landsman, "KFWE is our gift to our customers. We want to give people a chance to try the wines they are hesitant to buy, the special occasion wines they read about or see in the store." Another benefit of this event is its proximity to Passover, giving people the opportunity to trywines that they would like to feature at their Seders.
A notable addition to the event this year will be the attendance of celebrity cookbook authors/food personalities Joan Nathan, Jamie Geller, Suzy Fishbein, Lévana Kirschenbaum and Jeff Nathan who will all be available to discuss food and wine pairing and their newest books.
KFWE 2011 will take place on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 6:30pm at Pier 60 – Chelsea Piers, NYC. For more information on the 2011 Kosher Food & Wine Experience or to order tickets, please visit: www.kfwe2011.com .
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'Giant Slayer' rakes in ho-hum $28 million debut
LOS ANGELES – It wasn't exactly a mighty victory, but "Jack the Giant Slayer" won the weekend at the box office.
The Warner Bros. 3-D action extravaganza, based on the Jack and the Beanstalk legend, made just $28 million to debut at No. 1, according to Sunday studio estimates. It had a reported budget of just under $200 million.
But the studio also hit a milestone on the global front with Peter Jackson's fantasy epic "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" crossing the $1 billion mark worldwide. The first of three films based on the classic J.R.R. Tolkien novel has made $301.1 domestically and $700 million internationally.
"Jack the Giant Slayer" comes from Bryan Singer, director of "The Usual Suspects" and the first two "X-Men" movies. It stars Nicholas Hoult, Ewan McGregor, Ian McShane and Stanley Tucci.
Among other new releases, the college romp "21 & Over" from Relativity Media made only $9 million this weekend to open in third place. And the horror sequel "The Last Exorcism Part II" from CBS Films debuted in fourth place with just over $8 million.
Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros.' executive vice president of theatrical distribution, said "Jack the Giant Slayer" opened lower than the studio had hoped, but he's encouraged by its CinemaScore, which was a B-plus overall and an A among viewers under 18. One bit of good news for "Jack" is that it had a 56-percent uptick from Friday to Saturday, suggesting strong word-of-mouth and more family audiences for the PG-13 adventure.
"That tells us that the audiences that are seeing it really do like it," Goldstein said. "The international opening in Asia has been very strong -- the 3-D component of the special effects works in a big way outside the domestic marketplace."
"Jack the Giant Slayer" made $13.7 million in 11 international territories for a worldwide total of $41.7 million. Internationally, "A Good Day to Die Hard," the fifth film in the blockbuster Bruce Willis franchise, was the big winner of the weekend with $18.3 million for a global total of nearly $222 million.
Domestically, this is the sixth weekend in a row that movie ticket sales are down, said Paul Dergarabedian, box-office analyst for Hollywood.com. He pointed out that many of the action pictures aimed at men this year -- including "Snitch," "The Last Stand," "Bullet to the Head" and "Parker" -- have been disappointments at the box office.
"Other films have done OK but we need to do better than OK to keep up with last year's pace," he said. "Where is the audience? I don't want to overstate this, but where are the guys?"
Among the few bright spots, the Jason Bateman-Melissa McCarthy comedy "Identity Thief" has become the first film to cross the $100 million mark this year. Now in its fourth week in theaters, the Universal movie has made $107.4 million.
"This is a tough marketplace right now. Everything is underperforming," Dergarabedian said. "There hasn't been a huge breakout hit yet. For every `Identity Thief' there have probably been 10 other films that have underperformed."
Meanwhile, winners at last weekend's Academy Awards, including "Argo," "Silver Linings Playbook" and "Life of Pi," are still sticking around in the top 20 after several months in theaters, further underscoring the weakness of recent new releases.
But Dergarabedian was optimistic that things will turn around with the opening next week of Disney's "Oz the Great and Powerful," a much-anticipated prequel to "The Wizard of Oz" starring James Franco and directed by Sam Raimi. It's expected to open in the $75-100 million range.
"We need the cavalry to arrive and we need them soon," he said. "Maybe James Franco is the cavalry."
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday:
1. "Jack the Giant Slayer," $28 million. ($13.7 million international.)
2. "Identity Thief," $9.7 million.
3. "21 & Over," $9 million.
4. "The Last Exorcism Part II," $8 million.
5. "Snitch," $7.7 million.
6. "Escape From Planet Earth," $6.7 million.
7. "Safe Haven," $6.3 million.
8. "Silver Linings Playbook," $5.9 million.
9. "A Good Day to Die Hard," $4.5 million. ($18.3 million international.)
10. "Dark Skies," $3.6 million.
Estimated weekend ticket sales at international theaters (excluding the U.S. and Canada) for films distributed overseas by Hollywood studios, according to Rentrak:
1. "A Good Day to Die Hard," $18.3 million.
2. "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters," $15.2 million.
3. "Jack the Giant Slayer," $13.7 million.
4. "Les Miserables," $10.5 million.
5. "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," $9.2 million.
6. "Django Unchained," $8 million.
7. "New World," $7.3 million.
8. "Miracle in Cell No. 7," $6.2 million.
9. "Beautiful Creatures," $6 million.
10. "Flight," $5.2 million.


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Survivor's L.J.: "I Was Completely Shocked" by Tony's Betrayal
Tony Vlachos is certainly not winning any friends on Survivor: Cagayan. Now that we've gotten to the portion of the game where people voted off become members of the jury, two out of three jurors heading into next week are victims of blindsides at least partially engineered by the New Jersey cop.
The latest castoff, L.J. McKanas, became the victim of an eyebrow-raising betrayal by Tony on Wednesday's episode, getting blindsided just a few episodes after he gave Tony his immunity idol at Tribal Council.
"I was completely shocked," McKanas tells TVGuide.com about his ouster. "I mean, when I replayed it in my mind, I thought, there's no circumstance where that makes any sense."
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But will all these big moves cost Tony a chance at victory in the long run? McKanas thinks so. "In my personal opinion, I don't think he has a shot to win," he says. "But there's a lot of game to be played."
Read our full interview with L.J. to find out why he stood Tasha up on Wednesday's episode when she wanted to talk and which player he thinks poses the biggest threat going forward.
So, was this vote a true blindside?
L.J.: It was 100 percent a blindside. I had zero idea that [Tony] was turning and plotting and thinking the way he was to get me out this soon.
I realize it's a game, and you can't take things personally. But it had to have been a little hurtful that Tony betrayed you, especially after you gave him your idol a few weeks ago.
L.J.: I was completely shocked. When I replayed it in my mind, I thought, there's no circumstance where that makes any sense. And I know that he is a person who is playing the game, and in my opinion at the time, I thought he was really the only one playing the game.
Survivor's Sarah talks about Kass flipping
Explain the full reasoning behind giving him your idol at that Tribal Council a few weeks ago.
L.J.: I know he had some alliances that were formed a little sooner than we had formed ours, so I had made that decision partly to basically purchase some of his loyalty towards the game. Because it's one thing when you say something, and then it's another when you do something. So when he played his idol, it made sense [to give him mine]. ... I figured, well, maybe I can purchase some of his loyalty and he'll understand the plan that we had made, that I'm solidifying this and we're going to stick to this. I'm on board. There's nothing more I could have done to try to ensure [he knows] I'm loyal.
Now that you're watching the episodes, are you surprised at how ruthless Tony is?
L.J.: I'm not surprised, because he was always playing. He wouldn't sleep. He's always thinking. He's always paranoid. Whether that is going to benefit him in the long run, I'm not sure. ... A lot of things that he does, I can't validate from my own perspective, but for him and the way that he's playing, I have to respect his game, because he's still playing after all of the stunts that he's pulled.
As a member of the jury, do you think Tony has a shot of winning the game? Or has he just pissed too many people off?
L.J.: In my personal opinion, I don't think he has a shot to win. Because not only did we have a bond and an alliance and a plan and [he] blindsided me to remove me from the game, but [he] also blindsided three others of your strong alliance. He blindsided Trish, Jefra and Kass. So, I don't think he has a shot to win the game, in the event that he makes it to the finals. I don't personally think he can make it to the finals, just based upon what he's done thus far. But there's a lot of game to be played, and how ... the next couple days are going to be basically a deciding factor on his fate.
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Why do you think there have been so many blindsides this season?
L.J.: I have to commend the casting [department], because the group of players that they have put together is a wonderful collaboration of people that understand the game and respect the game and play the game, and are willing to shift their game play on a daily basis based upon what's happening that day. Incidentally, it's making great television, because one person has a little gossip, and now it's, 'Well, OK, we've got to do something here.' There's people that, not only do they understand the game, but they understand what holds weight in the game, and some of that is big moves. ... People get it. The cast is unbelievable, and you never know what's going to happen in this game. Especially when you have a character like Tony, who you never can understand and you can never plan for.
Why did you ignore Tasha's invitation to chat on Wednesday's episode?
L.J.: At the time when I was sitting there with her, Tony was at his peak in paranoia. I ran through circumstances in my head and said, what could she possibly offer me that she couldn't say to me right then that's going to make it worth me putting a target on my back? And I didn't think that there was anything that she could have said that would have been worth taking that risk. Even if I'm just simply standing there with her, Tony is somebody that's going to be like, 'Oh, he has a reason.' ... He's going to make people think that there is a concern, even though I feel like I bought his loyalty enough. I just decided that there were too many people around. And I had a conversation with Kass and Jefra to let them know. 'She wants to talk to me. Before I go anywhere or I make a decision to go speak with her, I want you guys to know that this is preemptive.' ... [But] then I just made the decision that it's not going to be worth it for me to go.
Shows on the bubble: Which will survive?
Do you have any regrets about the game you played?
L.J.: To be honest with you, I can't go back and think of anything that I would have played differently, because you can't account for somebody that has played and made the decisions that [Tony] did. Now, it sounds silly for me to say that, because then that means I would have left the game. If I was to go back, I would have maybe not played my idol. But, I might have just gone home with the idol based upon the circumstances at hand.
How did you think Wednesday's Tribal Council was going to play out?
L.J.: We were going to split the vote. ... [Tony] was so concerned that Woo had an idol, and I was concerned that Woo had an idol too. ... So the idea was, just split the votes, let Woo be concerned and play his idol if he had one. And we didn't actually have to vote for him, but at least maybe have him expose his idol. But I guess he just didn't have one.
Who do you think is the biggest threat going forward?
L.J.: I think Tasha's the biggest threat. She's an immunity challenge threat. She hasn't really hurt anybody's feelings. She now has an alliance member who has an idol. They have a couple numbers. And now, you know, Tony really stirred the pot within the group. So I think she may have the best chance of going forward and winning the whole thing.
Survivor airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on CBS. What do you think of Tony's playing style? Were you surprised to see L.J. voted off?
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In Part I of this multi-part Situationist series, I assessed the oft-repeated assertion that sport can help reconcile groups after a period of intra-state or inter-state conflict. In this section, I will discuss the scholarly literature in favor of this assertion.
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Current Theoretical Background on Sport Participation as Reconciliation
The idea of employing sport as a means of addressing group conflict has been gaining traction in academia. U.K. education scholar Richard Bailey of Roehampton University, for instance, points to the fact that student participation in sports may mitigate the risk of student social alienation and enhance a sense of social inclusion (Bailey, 2002).
Sociologist Fred Coalter of the University of Stirling similarly observes that participation in sport has increasingly been used by the state to promote societal integration and social cohesion. As Coalter observes, the British government has poured considerable resources into related sport participation programs, including grassroots campaigns and sporting facilities used by the British public (pp. 538-539).
University of Amsterdam communications researchers Floris Muller, Liesbiet van Zoonen and Laurens de Roode argue that those views are taking root in academic, civic, and political circles: "Countless soccer leagues, matches and tournaments have been organized around the world with the explicit goal of challenging violence, racism, social exclusion and even environmental issues." (2008)
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"Sports as panacea" can also be detected in an international context. In a recent paper, Ingrid Beutler of the United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace states that the international community draws lessons from humanitarians working at local and intra-state levels. Beutler posits that sports have the capacity to increase inter-state interaction. She evidences the point by noting that the United Nations has established the post of Special-Adviser to the Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace in Geneva and New York. The Special-Adviser is entrusted with fostering international cooperation through sport (Beutler, 2008, 11:4).
This model has also gained traction in the United States. A perusal of the U.S. Department of State's website uncovers the SportsUnited program. The program is designed to aid youth, ages 7-17, in discovering how success in athletics can be translated into the development of life and educational skills. The program provides Americans the opportunity to learn about foreign cultures and the challenges facing young people from overseas (U.S. Department of State, 2006).
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Part III of this series will pick up there.
Works Cited
Bailey, R. (2002, August 31). Challenging Disaffection: Best Practice & the Management of Disaffection. Retrieved May 18, 2008, from ESRC Society Today.
Bailey, R. (2005). Evaluating the relationship between physical education, sport and social inclusion. Educational Review, Volume 57, Number 1 , 71-90.
Beutler, I. (2008, 11:4). Sport serving development and peace: Achieving the goals of the United Nations through sport. Sport in Society , 359-269.
Coalter, F. (2007). Sports Clubs, Social Capital and Social Regeneration: 'ill-defined interventions with hard to follow outcomes'? Sport in Society, 10:4 , 537 — 559.
Muller, F., van Zoonen, L., & de Roode, L. (2008). The social integrative powers of sport: An analysis of the imagined and real effects of sport events for multicultural integration. Sociology of Sport Journal , (Forthcoming).
Right to Play. (2001, November). Ghana SportHealth. Retrieved April 23, 2008, from Right to Play.
U.S. Department of State. (2006, November 9). Remarks With Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes and Public Diplomacy Envoy Michelle Kwan. Retrieved March 6, 2008, from U.S. Department of State.


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